Events
Archaeology Day: Seminole State College
Seminole State College - Sanford campus 100 Weldon Blvd, Sanford, FL 32773
March 15, 09:00:00 AM — 01:30:00 PM
We are bringing the celebration of Florida Archaeology Month to Seminole State College! There will be hands-on demonstrations and activities including atlatl throwing, flintknapping, and learning how to set up an excavation site.
Archaeology Lab Volunteer Day
FPAN Coordinating Center 207 East Main Street
March 15, 10:00:00 AM — 04:00:00 PM
The FPAN Archaeology Lab is open to volunteers throughout the year. Volunteers help rough sort artifacts recovered from local archaeological sites. No experience is needed, but all volunteers are given a brief orientation by a professional archaeologist their first day. Visit the link below for more information!
Archaeology Tour of Phillippi Estate Park
Phillippi Estate Park 5500 S. Tamiami Trail
March 15, 11:30:00 AM — 12:30:00 PM
Walking tour led by Sarasota County Historical Resources archaeologist, Steve Koski who will discuss the Phillippi Flake Scatter and the Prodie Shell Midden as you stroll the estate and learn about the pre-history of the area. From 5,000 B.C. to 2,000 B.C. the native population sharpened and produced stone tools on site. The Prodie Shell Midden dates approximately between 400 B.C. to 800 A.D. and represents the Manasota encampment. The free tour begins in front of the 1916 Keith Farmhouse.
Radio Carbon Dating Workshop
Phillippi Estate Park 5500 S. Tamiami Trail
March 15, 01:00:00 PM — 03:00:00 PM
Free radiocarbon dating workshop in the Edson Keith Mansion. Archaeologists apply different techniques to determine the age of artifacts and archaeology sites. Come learn about the most common types of relative and absolute dating methods and how scientists figured out the dates of the archaeology site at Phillippi Estate Park.